Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi
1. Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, uLizwi wayekuNkulunkulu, uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu.
2 Lowo wayekhona ekuqaleni kuNkulunkulu.
3. Zonke izinto zenziwa nguye, ngaphandle kwakhe akubangakho neyodwa into edaliweyo.
4. Ukuphila kwakukhona kuye, nokuphila kwakungukukhanya kwabantu
IVangeli NgokukaJohane iqala ngala mazwi, “Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, uLizwi wayenoNkulunkulu, futhi uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu. Yena wayenoNkulunkulu ekuqaleni. Zonke izinto zenziwa ngaye, ngaphandle kwakhe akubangakho lutho.”Johane 1:1-3). La mazwi asikhumbuza amazwi okuqala eBhayibheli: “Ekuqaleni uNkulunkulu wadala izulu nomhlaba” (Genesise 1:1). Kuzo zombili izimo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi amazwi okuqala ka-Genesise noma amazwi okuqala ka-Johane , kubhekiselwa ekudaleni. Njengoba nje uNkulunkulu adala zonke izinto ezisemkhathini obonakalayo, iZwi likaNkulunkulu lidala zonke izinto ezisemkhathini ongokomoya.
Lapho ithathwa njengoba injalo, incwadi kaGenesise ichaza umhlaba njengongenasimo, ungenalutho, futhi usebumnyameni. KuJohane , iZwi likaNkulunkulu lisikhombisa ukuthi lokhu ukungabi nasimo okuyize kuwukuphila okungenanjongo noma injongo, futhi “ubumnyama” buwukuphila ngaphandle kokuqonda iqiniso likamoya. Kungakho umyalo kaNkulunkulu wokuqala eBhayibhelini uthi “Makube-khona ukukhanya” (Genesise 1:3). Sidinga kokubili ukukhanya kwemvelo nokukhanya okungokomoya. Njengoba kulotshiwe kumahubo, “Izwi lakho liyisibani ezinyaweni zami nokukhanya endleleni yami” (AmaHubo 119:105).
“Izwi leNkosi”
Emibhalweni yesiHeberu, umusho othi “izwi leNkosi” uvela ngokuphindaphindiwe, “Ngokwesibonelo, uJeremiya uyabhala, “Manje yizwani izwi leNkosi nonke nina bantu” (Jeremiya 44:26). UHezekeli uyabhala: “Yisho kubo ukuthi, ‘Yizwani izwi leNkosi EnguMbusi.”Hezekeli 25:3). Futhi u-Isaya uyabhala, “Ngokuba umthetho uyakuphuma eSiyoni, nezwi likaJehova eJerusalema.”Isaya 2:3). Kuzo zonke lezi zimo, inkulumo ethi “izwi leNkosi” ibhekisela ekumemezeleni iqiniso laphezulu.
Izwi leNkosi nalo linamandla okudala. Njengoba kulotshiwe emahubo ukuthi: “Ngezwi likaJehova izulu lenziwa, nebandla lonke ngomoya womlomo wakhe.”AmaHubo 33:6). Ezingeni elijulile, lokhu kusho ukuthi “izulu” lakheka komunye nomunye wethu, kanye nakho konke okuhle nokuyiqiniso ‘ngezwi leNkosi. 1
Ngakho-ke izwi leNkosi lizala konke okuhle nokuyiqiniso. Konke ukuzalwa okusha nakho konke okudaliweyo okukhulunywa ngakho eZwini kuhlobene nokuzalwa kokuqonda okusha noma ukwakhiwa kwentando entsha. Lapho uJehova ethi, “Ngiyakuninika inhliziyo entsha, ngifake phakathi kwenu umoya omusha” (Hezekeli 36:26), lokhu kubhekise ekwakhiweni kwentando entsha kanye nokuthuthukiswa kokuqonda okusha. Ngaphandle kokuphefumula kukaNkulunkulu okuphefumulela ukuphila okusha kithi ngeZwi Lakhe, akunakwenzeka ukuthuthukisa ukuqonda okusha noma ukuthola intando entsha. Lona umsebenzi weNkosi kithi, futhi wenziwa ngeZwi. Njengoba uJohane ekubeka emazwini okuqala alelivangeli, “Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, uLizwi wayenoNkulunkulu, futhi uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu … futhi zonke izinto zenziwa ngaye” (Johane 1:1-3). 2
Enye indlela yokusho lokhu ukuthi zonke izinto ziba khona ngamazwi akhulunywa nguNkulunkulu, okungukuthi, ngayo yonke into ephuma emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu. Encwadini kaGenesise, zonke izinsuku ezintsha zokudala ziqala ngala mazwi, “Khona-ke uNkulunkulu wathi.” Noma ngabe ukudalwa kokukhanya ngosuku lokuqala, noma ukudalwa kwesintu ngosuku lwesithupha, yonke into iqala ngala mazwi, “Khona-ke uNkulunkulu wathi” (bheka Genesise 1:3-28). Uma kuqondwa ngale ndlela, kungashiwo ngempela ukuthi uLizwi “uNkulunkulu unathi,” ukuthi zonke izinto “zenziwe ngaye,” nokuthi “kuye kukhona ukuphila, nalokho kuphila kungukukhanya kwabantu” ( NW )Johane 1:4). Njengoba uJesu asho lapho ebhekene nodeveli ehlane, “Umuntu akayikuphila ngesinkwa sodwa, kodwa ngawo wonke amazwi aphuma emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu.”Mathewu 4:4). 3
Amazwi athi, “umuntu akayikuphila ngesinkwa sodwa” asikhumbuza ukuthi ukuphila komuntu ngempela kungaphezu kwamandla okudla, ukulala, nokujabulela izinjabulo zenyama. Nakuba ngokuqinisekile uNkulunkulu elungiselela zonke lezi zinto, kukhona okungaphezu nje kokwanelisa izidingo ezingokwemvelo. Ukuze sibe ngabantu bangempela kudingeka siphakamise ukuqonda kwethu ekukhanyeni kweqiniso futhi sithole intando entsha ngokuphila ngokuvumelana nalelo qiniso.
Lena yindlela esithola ngayo uthando nokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu, okuwumongo wokuphila. Kalula nje, impilo kaNkulunkulu iqukethwe eZwini likaNkulunkulu. Lapho uNkulunkulu enathi, esigcwalisa ngothando nangokuhlakanipha Kwakhe, siqala ukubona zonke izinto ngokukhanya okusha. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Kuye kwakukhona ukuphila, futhi lokho kuphila kwakuwukukhanya kwabantu” (Johane 1:4). 4
Ukukhanya Okukhanya Ebumnyameni
5 Futhi ukukhanya kubonakala ebumnyameni, futhi ubumnyama abukwamukelanga.
6 Kwavela umuntu ethunywe nguNkulunkulu; igama lakhe lalinguJohane.
7. Yena weza kube ngubufakazi, ukuze afakaze ngokukhanya, ukuze bonke bakholwe ngaye.
8 Yena wayengesikho ukukhanya, kodwa wayengozofakaza ngokukhanya.
9. Wayengukukhanya okuqinisileyo okukhanyisa wonke umuntu, okwase kuza ezweni.
10 Wayekhona ezweni, izwe lavela ngaye, kepha izwe alimazanga.
11 Weza kokwakhe, abakhe abamamukelanga.
12. Kepha bonke abamamukelayo wabapha amandla okuba babe ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, labo abakholwa egameni lakhe;
13. Abazalwa kungengagazi, noma ngentando yenyama, noma ngentando yendoda, kodwa nguNkulunkulu.
14 ULizwi waba yinyama, wahlala etendeni phakathi kwethu, sabona inkazimulo yakhe, inkazimulo njengeyozelwe yedwa kuYise, egcwele umusa neqiniso.
Ekupheleni kweVangeli NgokukaLuka, uJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Hlalani eJerusalema nize namukele amandla avela phezulu.”Luka 24:49). Njengoba siphawulile, ‘ukuhlala eJerusalema’ kufanekisela ukutadisha iZwi likaNkulunkulu ngokuvumelana nencazelo yalo ejulile. Uma lokhu kwenziwa ngenhlonipho, iZwi liba ngaphezu kwezinhlamvu namagama. Kuba umoya kaNkulunkulu kanye nathi, osikhuthazayo ukuthi sibeke lawo mazwi ezimpilweni zethu. Lapho izwi likaNkulunkulu lizwakala eZwini Lakhe, ukukhanya kweqiniso kukhanya ngaphakathi kwethu, futhi sithola “amandla avela phezulu.” 5
Indaba yokuthi kancane kancane sifinyelela kanjani kuleli zinga lokukhula ngokomoya iqala ngoJohane uMbhapathizi omele umqondo wangempela weZwi. Nakuba kunamaqiniso amaningi angempela encwadini yeZwi, ingxenye enkulu yencwadi ibonakala inokhahlo, igxeka, futhi iphikisana. Njengengubo yoboya bekamela emagebhugebhu uJohane uMbhapathizi embethe, umqondo wangempela weZwi ngokwawo awuwembuli ngaso sonke isikhathi ukujula, amaqiniso ayigugu kakhulu eZwi. Umqondo ongokoqobo weZwi kufanele ubonakale mayelana nencazelo yalo ejulile.
Kungalesi sizathu uJohane uMbhapathizi kuthiwa “ufakaza” ngokukhanya, kodwa akayena ukukhanya kweqiniso. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi, “ukukhanya kweqiniso,” “ukukhanya okukhanyisa wonke umuntu ozayo ezweni … wayesemhlabeni futhi izwe lenziwa nguye” (Johane 1:7-10). Lokhu ukukhanya kweqiniso laphezulu okuza komunye nomunye wethu ngeZwi. Kungukukhanya okungasembuli nje kuphela ubunjalo nezinga lezinkolelo zethu ezingamanga nezifiso ezimbi, kodwa futhi nothando, ukuhlakanipha namandla kaNkulunkulu okuyosisiza ukuba singazali nje ukuqonda okusha, kodwa futhi nokwamukela. incwadi yefa entsha.
Ukukholwa egameni Lakhe
Ngokudabukisayo, akubona bonke abakwamukela ukukhanya. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Weza kwabakwakhe, abakhe abamamukelanga” (Johane 1:10-11). Nokho, kulabo abamukela ukukhanya, kulabo abazihlola ngobuqotho ekukhanyeni kweqiniso laphezulu, baphenduke ezonweni zabo, babize uNkulunkulu, futhi balwele ukuphila ngokwezimiso zeZwi, kunesithembiso esikhulu. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Kepha bonke abamamukelayo wabapha amandla okuba babe ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, labo abakholwa egameni lakhe, abazalwa kungengagazi, nantando yenyama; noma ngentando yomuntu, kodwa ekaNkulunkulu” (Johane 1:12-13). 6
Lapho iZwi liqondwa kahle, siyabona ukuthi ligcwele inkazimulo namandla. Njengoba siyifunda, siyabona ukuthi uNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe usigcwalisa ngemicabango ehlonipheke kakhulu, ejule kakhulu kanye nokujula, uthando olushukumisayo kakhulu. Embhalweni ongcwele, yonke into evela kuNkulunkulu, kuhlanganise nezimfanelo Zakhe zaphezulu ibizwa ngokuthi “igama likaNkulunkulu.” Lezi zihlanganisa izimfanelo ezinjengomusa, isibindi, ukuqonda nothando. Lapho siqala ukuphila ngokuvumelana nemicabango emihle kanye nothando olunomusa uNkulunkulu aluphefumulela kithi, kuvula indlela yokuba uNkulunkulu adale intando entsha ngaphakathi kwethu. Kuyisiqalo sosuku olusha ezimpilweni zethu. Njengoba kushiwo ngolimi lwemibhalo engcwele, “sizelwe nguNkulunkulu” (Johane 1:13). 7
Lizwi waba yinyama
Ukuze liqondwe futhi liphile, iqiniso elingapheli laphezulu kufanele lamukelwe ekuqondeni komuntu okunomkhawulo. Ngakho-ke, uMdali ongenakulinganiswa, ongaqondakali weNdawo Yonke—iQiniso LobuNkulunkulu ngokwalo—ekuqaleni uza kithi ngamazwi angokoqobo ombhalo ongcwele. Njengoba sesishilo, lokhu kumelelwa uJohane uMbhapathizi “ofakaza ngokukhanya, kodwa akukhona lokho kukhanya” (Johane 1:8). Ukukhanya kweqiniso kuza emhlabeni ngempilo nezimfundiso zikaJesu Kristu. Ngakho-ke, kulotshiwe ukuthi “uLizwi waba yinyama, wakha phakathi kwethu” (Johane 1:14). Ngokomlando, lokhu kubhekisela ekufikeni kukaNkulunkulu emhlabeni esesimweni somzimba sikaJesu Kristu. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Wathoba amazulu, wehla” (AmaHubo 18:9).
Lokhu kungaphezu kweqiniso elingokomlando. Kubuye kube yiqiniso elikhona phakade. Ichaza indlela uNkulunkulu azimisele ngayo “ukwehla” ekuphileni kwethu ngakunye, elangazelela ukusikhuthaza ngeqiniso laKhe, asigcwalise ngezimfanelo Zakhe, futhi asinikeze amandla ngesifiso sokukhonza abanye. Ngokuvuma kwethu ukwamukela iqiniso Lakhe ekuqondeni kwethu kanye nothando Lwakhe ngentando yethu, “sizalwa nguNkulunkulu” futhi sibe “ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu.”
Uhlelo lokusebenza olusebenzayo
Amazwi okuvula eVangeli NgokukaJohane akwenza kucace ukuthi uJehova ukhona kithi ngokugcwele ngeZwi lakhe. Kodwa ngokuvamile kunzima ukubona iNkosi eZwini Layo, ikakhulukazi lapho kunezinto eziningi ngomqondo ongokoqobo ezibonakala, njengoba sesishilo, ziphikisana, zinokhahlo, futhi zilahla. Kungakho kudingekile ukuba ube nakho kokubili umuzwa ongokoqobo osebenza njengomzimba, nowomoya osebenza njengomphefumulo. Lapho le mizwa emibili yeZwi igcinwa engqondweni kanyekanye, ukuphikisana kuyabuyisana, futhi ukhahlo olusobala lwencwadi luguqulwa lube uthando lukaNkulunkulu oluhlakaniphile nolunamandla. Ebudlelwaneni bakho bomuntu siqu ungenza okufanayo. Zama ukulalela inhloso yothando engaphakathi kwamagama akhulunywa abanye. Funda ukulalela uthando. 8
Umthetho Nomusa
15. UJohane wafakaza ngaye, wamemeza wathi: “Nguyena lo ebengisho ngaye ukuthi: ‘Lowo ozayo emva kwami wayengaphambi kwami, ngokuba wayekhona kuqala kunami.
16 Ekugcwaleni kwakhe samukele sonke umusa phezu komusa;
17 Ngokuba uMthetho wanikwa ngoMose, umusa neqiniso kwaba ngoJesu Kristu.
Londolozwe ngomusa
Ezikhathini zeBhayibheli, umqondo womusa wawungaqondwa kahle. Kunalokho, kwakucatshangwa ukuthi ukulalela nje uhlamvu lwemithetho kuyindlela eya ensindisweni. Awukho omunye umyalezo onikezwa ngokungaguquki emibhalweni yesiHeberu njengokubaluleka kwempilo ngokwemithetho. Njengoba kulotshiwe emahubo ukuthi: “Ngiphe ukuqonda, ngigcine umthetho wakho; impela ngizakugcina ngenhliziyo yami yonke. Ngihambise endleleni yemiyalo yakho” (AmaHubo 119:34-35).
Lapho uMdali ongabonakali wendawo yonke eza emhlabeni njengoJesu Kristu, akazange ayiqede imiyalo. Kunalokho, Wajulisa umlayezo wabo ngokudlulisela abantu ngale kwencwadi. Wafundisa ukuthi ukugcina imiyalo kwangaphandle, ngokwako, kwakungasindisi. Nakuba kufanele senze ingxenye yethu, silwela ukuqonda iZwi futhi sizama ukuphila ngokuvumelana nemithetho, akukho kulokhu okungenzeke ngaphandle komusa kaNkulunkulu (Johane 1:12).
Ngakho-ke, “ukusindiswa ngomusa,” kuwukunikwa ikhono lokuqonda iqiniso namandla okuphila ngokuvumelana nalo. Lawa “mandla avela phezulu” siphiwe ngesihle ngomusa kaNkulunkulu. Lokhu, ngokuqinisekile, kuhlanganisa ikhono lokuthanda uNkulunkulu kanye nekhono lokugcina imiyalo Yakhe. Lomusa ungaphezu kokulinganisa, uhlala ukhona, uyachichima. Njengoba kulotshiwe, “Ekugcwaleni kwakhe samukele sonke, umusa phezu komusa” (Johane 1:16). Ngakho-ke, umusa wobuNkulunkulu awunamkhawulo futhi uyavama, njengoba singakwazi ukuwuthola. 9
Nakuba umthetho wanikezwa ngoMose, futhi kumelwe siwugcine, umusa neqiniso kuza ngoJesu KristuJohane 1:17). Lokhu kusho ukuthi isinyathelo sokuqala esidingekayo sokulalela nokuziphoqa kancane kancane siyothathelwa indawo uthando lokwenza intando kaNkulunkulu. Ngamanye amazwi, ekuqaleni, silalela imiyalo, ngoba nje iyiZwi likaNkulunkulu. Okulandelayo, silalela imiyalo ngoba kunengqondo ukwenza kanjalo. Okokugcina, silalela imiyalo ngoba sithanda ukwenza kanjalo. Lona umusa uJesu awuletha ekuphileni kwethu. Lapho isipho somusa sehlela phezu kwethu, sithola ukuthi asisayenzi imiyalo ngokulalela kodwa sisuka othandweni. 10
Lapho sikhuluma ngokulalela imiyalo, kufanele kwenziwe umehluko phakathi kwemithetho yemikhosi kanye nemithetho yokuziphatha. EZwini, yonke imithetho yemikhosi ephathelene nemikhuba, imikhosi, ukugeza, nemihlatshelo imelela amaqiniso aphakade. Nakuba eminye yale mithetho ingase isewusizo, njengokukhumbula izenzakalo ezingcwele, eminye imithetho, enjengomhlatshelo wezilwane, iye yachithwa ngokuphelele. Noma kunjalo, baseyingxenye yeZwi ngenxa yencazelo yabo yangaphakathi. Umthetho wokuziphatha, nokho, ikakhulukazi iMithetho Eyishumi, umi phakade kukho kokubili uhlamvu kanye nomoya. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi alembuli nje kuphela intando kaNkulunkulu, kodwa futhi lichaza ububi okufanele bugwenywe kanye nokuhle okumelwe kwenziwe uma sifuna ukuphila ngokuvumelana nentando kaNkulunkulu.
Ekulweleni ukugcina imiyalelo, sisheshe sifunde ukuthi ngeke sikwazi ukwenza kanjalo ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu. Ngale ndlela abagcini nje ngokusivezela ukungabi namandla kwethu, kodwa futhi basiphendulela emthonjeni wawo wonke amandla, okunguye yedwa ongasinika amandla okuwagcina. Ngokuphathelene nalokhu, umphostoli uPawulu ubhala ukuthi “umthetho ungcwele futhi ulungile futhi muhle” (AmaRoma 7:12). 11
Uhlelo lokusebenza olusebenzayo
Enkulumweni yansuku zonke, igama elithi “umusa” ngezinye izikhathi lisetshenziselwa ukuchaza ukunyakaza okugelezayo komdansi noma i-figure skater, noma isitayela esiphucuziwe somsubathi noma umculi. Laba ochwepheshe abanolwazi basebenza ngamakhono abonakala eshelela, elula, futhi engenamsebenzi. Nokho, sonke siyazi ukuthi lolu hlobo lomusa luza nokusebenza. Kuyafana nasekukhuleni ngokomoya. Ekuqaleni, kudingeka silalele iqiniso, senze lokho elikufundisayo. Lokhu kungase kungabi lula futhi kungakhululeki kithi. Kodwa uma siqhubeka sizijwayeza, singase siphawule ushintsho olucashile kodwa oluphawulekayo emoyeni wethu. Nakuba ngaphambili sasiziphoqelela ukuba senze lokho okufundiswa iqiniso, siqala ukuthanda ukuphila ngokuvumelana neqiniso. Isibonelo, uma ufunde ukuthi akumele wenze ngokuthukuthela, futhi uhlala wenza lesi simiso, ungase uqale ukuzwa okunye okuhle okuwumphumela wokulalela leli qiniso. Ekuqaleni, kungase kudingeke uziphoqelele ukuba uqaphele ithoni yakho. Nokho, kancane kancane njengoba lokhu kuba umkhuba, uyokujabulela ukukhuluma ngomusa. Uzozithola unomusa kakhulu kwabanye futhi ubudlelwano bakho buthuthuka. Njengendlela ewusizo, phawula indlela ukuphila ngokuvumelana neqiniso, ngisho noma kufanele uziphoqelele ekuqaleni, kuba nzima nakakhulu. Lena iNkosi esebenza ngawe. Lona umusa. 12
Esifubeni sikaBaba
18. Akakho owake wabona uNkulunkulu; iNdodana ezelwe yodwa esesifubeni sikaYise, uyikhiphile ukuze ibonakale.
Ngokushesha ngemva kokusho ukuthi umthetho wanikezwa ngoMose, umusa neqiniso ngoJesu Kristu, uJohane uyanezela: “Akakho oke wabona uNkulunkulu noma nini; INdodana ezelwe yodwa esesifubeni sikaYise yiyona embonakalisile.”Johane 1:18). Kulo lonke leli vangeli, uJohane uzobuyela njalo esihlokweni esiyinhloko sobuhlobo obuseduze phakathi “kaYise” “neNdodana.”
Nakuba lokhu kungase kuzwakale sengathi kunoNkulunkulu ababili—“uBaba” ongabonakali “neNdodana” ebonakalayo “esifubeni sikaYise”—kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi abekho oNkulunkulu ababili, kodwa oyedwa. ‘Zimunye’ ngendlela umzimba obonakalayo ohlangana ngayo nomphefumulo ongabonakali. Nakuba uJesu evame ukukhuluma Ngaye njengohlukene noBaba, bahlukene kuphela ngendlela ukushisa nokukhanya okungakhulunywa ngakho njengezingxenye ezihlukene zomlilo welanga. Elangeni elishisayo, okuyimvelaphi yazo, ukushisa nokukhanya kukodwa. 13
Ngokufanayo, uthando nokuhlakanipha, lapho kubhekwa njengokuvela kuNkulunkulu, kukodwa futhi kunemvelaphi. Noma nini lapho uJesu ebhekisela “kuBaba” ongabonakali, kufanele kuqondwe ukuthi ubhekisela othandweni Lwaphezulu oluwumphefumulo Wakhe uqobo. Futhi noma nini lapho uJesu ebizwa ngokuthi “iNdodana kaNkulunkulu,” kubhekiselwa ekuthatheni Kwakhe isimo sobuntu, ikakhulukazi iqiniso laphezulu aliveza emazwini nasezenzweni Zakhe. Yile ndlela izici zikaNkulunkulu ezingabonakali nezibonakalayo—umphefumulo ongabonakali obizwa ngokuthi “uBaba” nomzimba obonakalayo obizwa ngokuthi “iNdodana”—ezingabonakala njengento eyodwa. 14
Ngakho-ke, lapho kuthiwa uJesu “usesifubeni” sikaYise, kusikisela ukuthi ngandlela-thile uJesu uxhumene ngokujulile noYise. Ngisho nasenkulumweni evamile, igama elithi "bosom buddies" lisho ubungane obujulile, obungaphakathi. Ngakho-ke, lapho kuthiwa uJesu sesifubeni sikaYise, kusho ukuthi umphefumulo kaJesu ongabonakali, indawo yothando Lwakhe olujulile ngaphakathikuBaba. Kuyafana nangalowo nalowo kithi. Umphefumulo wethu uyindawo lapho kuhlala khona uthando lwethu olujulile, izinto esizikhathalela ngokujulile, izinto ezisiqhubayo nezisikhuthazayo. Le ndawo engabonakali engabonakali muntu ibizwa ngokuthi “isifuba” noma “umphefumulo.” Lobu budlelwane phakathi komphefumulo ongabonakali nomzimba obonakalayo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kumuntu noma kuNkulunkulu, kuwubuhlobo obuseduze kakhulu obungenzeka. Ngakho-ke, ngolimi lwemibhalo engcwele, lobu buhlobo buchazwa ngamazwi athi, “iNdodana isesifubeni sikaYise.” 15
Kodwa akugcini lapho. INdodana ayikho kuphela “esifubeni sikaYise”; iNdodana futhi ‘imkhiphile [uYise] ukuba abonwe. KuJesu Kristu, uBaba ongabonakali uyabonakala. Ngamazwi nangezenzo Zakhe, uJesu wembula inhliziyo nomphefumulo kaBaba, uthando olujulile kanye namaqiniso aphakeme kakhulu kaNkulunkulu. Ngamanye amazwi, sibona ukuzalwa kothando nokuhlakanipha okungapheli “kukaBaba” ongabonakali ngamazwi nangezenzo ‘zeNdodana’ ebonakalayo.
Njengoba siqhubeka nesifundo sethu sokuxhumana kweziqephu ku-John, kuzobaluleka ukukhumbula amagama athi “Baba” kanye “neNdodana.” Igama elithi “Baba” liyohlala libhekisela othandweni LobuNkulunkulu olungabonakali futhi olungangeneki. Futhi igama elithi “iNdodana,” liyobhekisela eqinisweni Laphezulu elenziwa labonakala ngokuphila nezimfundiso zikaJesu Kristu. 16
Wundlu likaNkulunkulu
19 Lokhu kungubufakazi bukaJohane mhla abaJuda bethuma abapristi namaLevi bephuma eJerusalema ukuba bambuze ukuthi: “Wena ungubani na?
20. Wavuma, akaphikanga, wavuma wathi: “Angisiye uKristu mina;
21 Basebembuza bathi: Pho? Ungu-Eliya na? Athi: Kangisuye. UngumProfethi na? Yaphendula yathi: Hatshi.
22 Basebesithi kuye: Ungubani? ukuze siphendule abasithumileyo; uthini ngawe?
23 Wathi: “Mina ngiyizwi lomemeza ehlane, ethi: ‘Lungisani indlela yeNkosi,’ njengokusho kuka-Isaya umprofethi.
24 Labo ababethunyiwe babevela kubaFarisi.
25. Bambuza-ke, bathi kuye: “Pho, ubhapathizelani, uma ungesiye uKristu, no-Eliya, nomProfethi na?
26. UJohane wabaphendula wathi: Mina ngibhabhathiza ngamanzi, kodwa phakathi kwenu kumi eningamaziyo.
27. Nguye owafika emva kwami phambi kwami, engingafanele ukuba ngithukulule umchilo wesicathulo sakhe.
28. Lokho kwenzeka eBethabara ngaphesheya kweJordani, lapho uJohane wayebhapathiza khona.
29 Ngangomuso uJohane wabona uJesu eza kuye, wathi: “Bheka, iWundlu likaNkulunkulu elisusa izono zezwe.
30 Nguye ebengisho ngaye ukuthi: ‘Emva kwami kuza umuntu, owayephambi kwami, ngokuba wayephambi kwami.
31 Nami bengingamazi; kodwa ukuze abonakaliswe kuIsrayeli, ngenxa yalokho ngizile ngibhabhathiza ngamanzi.
32 UJohane wafakaza wathi: “Ngabona uMoya ehla ezulwini njengejuba, wahlala phezu kwakhe.
33 Nami bengingamazi, kepha owangithuma ukubhapathiza ngamanzi wathi kimi: ‘Lowo oyakubona uMoya ehla phezu kwakhe, ahlale phezu kwakhe, nguye obhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele.
34 Mina ngibonile, ngafakaza ukuthi lo uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu
Njengoba kuqala isiqephu esilandelayo, uJohane uMbhapathizi ubhekene nabaholi benkolo abambuza ukuthi unguKristu yini. Lapho ethi: “Angisiye uKristu,” baqhubeka bembuza. “Wena ungu-Eliya,” bayabuza. “Ungumprofethi na?” Ngokuphindaphindiwe, uJohane uthi, “Angisiye.” Njengoba beqhubeka bembuza, uJohane unikeza impendulo equkethe imfihlo yokumelela kwakhe. Uthi: “Mina ngiyizwi lomemeza ehlane. “Lungisani indlela yeNkosi” (Johane 1:19-23).
Njengoba sesiphawulile, uJohane uMbhapathizi umelela incwadi yeZwi, amaqiniso alula okufanele alalelwe. Noma nini lokhu kwenzeka, kuba nokuhlanzwa kokuziphatha kwethu kwangaphandle. Lokhu “kulungisa indlela” yokuza kweNkosi—ukuhlanza komoya okujulile, kwangaphakathi. Kungalesi sizathu ukuthi ukukhala kukaJohane, kuwo wonke amavangeli, kufana njalo. Kuyisililo kubo bonke abangazinakanga noma abasonta izimfundiso ezingokoqobo zemibhalo engcwele. Kuyisililo esiphuthumayo, nesiphikelelayo sokuphenduka nokuqondisa ukuqonda kwabo ukuze iNkosi ingene ezimpilweni zabo. Khona-ke, uJohane uMbhapathizi ‘uyizwi lomemeza ehlane. Umemeza ezweni elingenalutho lweqiniso, ethi, "fundani imibhalo." Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi umqondo ongokoqobo weZwi uvula indlela yokuqonda umqondo womoya. Izimfundiso ezingokoqobo zeZwi “lungisani indlela” yokuza kweNkosi. 17
Benganelisekile ngempendulo kaJohane uMbhapathizi, abaholi benkolo bayaqhubeka bembuza. Bathi: “Uma ungeyena uKristu, no-Eliya, noma umProfethi, ubhapathizelani na?” (Johane 1:25.) UJohane uMbhapathizi uthi, “Mina ngibhapathiza ngamanzi, kodwa phakathi kwenu kumi eningamaziyo. Nguye lo, weza emva kwami, waba phambi kwami, engingafanele ukuthukulula umchilo wembadada yakhe.”Johane 1:26-27).
UJohane uMbhapathizi ubonisa ngokucacile ukuthi umsebenzi wakhe awunakuqhathaniswa nakancane nomsebenzi uJesu ayewuzele. Nakuba umqondo wangempela wombhalo unganikeza isiqondiso mayelana nesimo sangaphandle sokuziphatha kwethu, lokhu kuhluke ngokuphelele kulokho okungenziwa umqondo kamoya ngaphakathi kwethu. Umqondo wangaphandle uqhathaniswa nokugezwa kwamanzi okungahlanza umzimba kuphela, kuyilapho umuzwa wangaphakathi uqhathaniswa nokugezwa kweqiniso okungahlanza umphefumulo. Ngokombono kaJohane uMbhapathizi, ukuhlanzwa kwangaphandle akwenzayo, uma kuqhathaniswa nokuhlanzwa okukhulu okuyolethwa ngoJesu, kufana nesithunzi esiqhathaniswa nokukhanya; kufana nokumelela okungokoqobo uma kuqhathaniswa neqiniso ngokwalo. 18
Jesu uyabhapathizwa
Azi ukuthi uJesu uyeza ezoletha ukuhlanzwa okukhulu kunobhapathizo lwamanzi, uJohane uMbhapathizi uthi, “Bheka, iWundlu likaNkulunkulu elisusa isono sezwe” ( NW )Johane 1:29). Kwaziwa kahle ukuthi amawundlu anesimo sengqondo esiwenza akwazi ukuzwa izwi lenkosi yawo bese elandela nomaphi lapho inkosi yawo engase iwahole khona. Embhalweni ongcwele, lokhu kuthenjwa okumsulwa, okunjengewundlu kuba uphawu olumele amandla anikezwe nguNkulunkulu okuzwa izwi leNkosi eZwini Lakhe futhi alandele noma yikuphi lapho engase ahole khona. Njengoba kulotshiwe emibhalweni yesiHebheru ukuthi: “INkosi ingumalusi wami. ngeke ngiswele. Uyangilalisa emadlelweni aluhlaza. Ungihola ngasemanzini okuphumula” (AmaHubo 23:1-2).
Kulokhu, uJesu akayena nje kuphela “uLizwi owenziwe inyama,” kodwa futhi uyisibonelo saso sonke isintu. Njengoba nje iwundlu libona futhi lilandele izwi lenkosi Yalo, uJesu “uyiWundlu” elizimisele ukulandela iziyalezo zezwi likaNkulunkulu. Kule ndima, uJesu umsulwa ngokwakhe, okubonisa ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuthanda uNkulunkulu nokumlandela, ‘njengeWundlu likaNkulunkulu. 19
Ngemva kokubhekisela kuJesu ngokuthi “iWundlu likaNkulunkulu,” uJohane uthi, “ngabona uMoya ehla njengejuba uvela ezulwini, wahlala phezu kwakhe. Nami bengingamazi, kodwa owangithuma ukubhapathiza ngamanzi wathi kimi: ‘Lowo ozakubona uMoya ehla ahlale phezu kwakhe, nguyena obhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele.’ Nami ngibonile ngafakaza ukuthi lo uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu” (Johane 1:32-34).
Nalapha futhi, uJohane uMbhapathizi uthi angabhapathiza ngamanzi kuphela. Kulokhu wengeza ngokuthi uJesu “ubhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele.” Ngenxa yekhono lawo lokusihlanza ngaphandle, amanzi amelela ukuguqulwa kancane kancane kokuqonda kwethu ngokufunda nokulalela amaqiniso angokoqobo eZwi. Kodwa uJesu ubhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele, okusho ukuthi uJesu akagcini ngokusinika amandla okuqonda iqiniso, kodwa futhi namandla okuphila ngokuvumelana nalo. Lokhu kuphinde kubizwe ngokuthi “amandla avela phezulu” noma kalula nje, “umusa.” Ngolimi lwemibhalo engcwele, la mandla abizwa nangokuthi “uMoya oNgcwele.” 20
Sesikushilo kakade ukuthi uYise neNdodana bamunye, njengoba nje umphefumulo nomzimba kumunye. Kuleli vesi, igama elithi “uMoya oNgcwele” kukhulunywa ngalo. Lesi isici sesithathu sikaNkulunkulu ongenasiphelo, kodwa esingaqondwa ngamagama anomkhawulo. Ubuhlobo phakathi ‘kaBaba,’ “iNdodana,” “noMoya oNgcwele” bungaqhathaniswa nendlela umphefumulo wethu osebenza ngayo kanye nemizimba yethu ukuze wenze isenzo esithile. Ngokwesibonelo, uthando esinalo ngomunye umuntu, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, “umphefumulo” wethu. Imizimba yethu isenza sikwazi ukubonisa lolu thando ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene. Ngokusebenza ngomzimba, lolu thando lungase luboniswe ngezwi elinomusa, ngesenzo sokucabangela, noma mhlawumbe ngokuthinta ububele. Lena indlela umphefumulo, umzimba, kanye nesenzo kusebenza ngayo ndawonye kuwo wonke umuntu, ukuxhumana okuhambisana nobunye obubalulekile bamagama athi uYise, iNdodana, noMoya oNgcwele. 21
Abafundi bokuqala
35 Ngangomuso futhi uJohane wayemi nababili kubafundi bakhe.
36 Ebona uJesu ehamba, wathi: Bhekani, iWundlu likaNkulunkulu.
37 Abafundi ababili bezwa ekhuluma, bamlandela uJesu.
38 UJesu waphenduka wababona belandela, wathi kubo: Lidingani? Basebesithi kuye: Rabi (okutsho ukuthi, Mfundisi), uhlala ngaphi?
39. Wathi kubo: Wozani nibone. Bafika babona lapho ehlala khona; bahlala naye ngalolo suku, kwase kuyihora leshumi.
40 Omunye walabo ababili abezwa uJohane bamlandela kwakungu-Andreya umfowabo kaSimoni Petru.
41 Yena wafumana kuqala umfowabo uSimoni, wathi kuye: “Simfumene uMesiya,” okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa uKristu.
42 Wamyisa kuJesu; uJesu wambheka wathi: “Wena unguSimoni kaJona. Uyakuthiwa uKefasi (okuhunyushwa ngokuthi, Petru).
43 Ngangomuso wafuna ukuphuma aye eGalile, wafumana uFiliphu, wathi kuye: “Ngilandele.
44 UFiliphu wayengowaseBetsayida, womuzi ka-Andreya noPetru.
45. UFiliphu wafumana uNathanayeli, wathi kuye: “Simfumene lowo uMose aloba ngaye emthethweni, nabaprofethi, uJesu waseNazaretha, indodana kaJosefa.
46 UNathanayeli wasesithi kuye: Kukhona okuhle okuvela eNazaretha? UFiliphu wathi kuye: Woza ubone.
47 UJesu wabona uNathanayeli eza kuye, wathi ngaye: “Bheka, umIsrayeli ngempela okungekho nkohliso kuye.
48. UNathanayeli wathi kuye: Ungazelaphi na? UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: Ngaphambi kokuthi uFiliphu akubize, uphansi komkhiwane, ngakubona.
49. UNathanayeli waphendula, wathi kuye: Rabi, wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu; Wena uyiNkosi yakwa-Israyeli!
50. UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: Uyakholwa ngoba ngithe kuwe, ngikubone ngaphansi komkhiwa? Uzabona izinto ezinkulu kulalezi.
51 Wathi kuye: “Amen, amen, ngithi kini: Kusukela manje nizakubona izulu livuleka, nezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zenyuka zehla phezu kweNdodana yomuntu.
Njengoba sesibonile, isiqephu esisha emavangelini sivame ukuqala ngoshintsho endaweni noma isikhathi njengokuthi “ngosuku olulandelayo,” noma “usuku olulandelayo.” Ngakho, sifunda ukuthi “ngangomuso wema uJohane nababili kubafundi bakhe” (Johane 1:35). Nakuba la madoda amabili ayengabafundi bakaJohane uMbhapathizi, ayemzwile ememezela ukuthi uJesu ‘uyiWundlu likaNkulunkulu,’ futhi ‘uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Ukutusa kukaJohane yikho konke abakudingayo; banquma, ngaleso sikhathi, ukulandela uJesu. Ngezinye izikhathi, izwi likaJohane uMbhapathizi—iqiniso elinamandla lencwadi yeZwi—yilo kuphela esilidingayo ukuze sikholwe ukuba silandele uJesu. Akuyona nje incwadi yodwa, kodwa kukhona okujule kakhulu okuza ngohlamvu olunamandla okusithinta. 22
Futhi lapho lokhu kwenzeka—lapho senza isinqumo sokulandela uJesu—ukuphila kwethu kuba noshintsho oluphawulekayo. Siqala ukuhlola injongo yethu yangempela ekuphileni. Lapho uJesu ekhuluma nalabo abacabanga ngokuba abafundi Bakhe, ubuza umbuzo olula, kodwa ojulile. Uyabuza, “Ufunani na?” (Johane 1:38). Lo mbuzo uyisimemo sokuhlola izisusa zethu zangempela, futhi sizibuze, “Yini ngempela engiyifunayo?” “Iyini imigomo yami?” "Iyini inhloso yami?" Uma sifuna injabulo, ukuthula, noma induduzo, singase sibuze, “Ngizoyithola kanjani?” Uma sifuna ukuba umuntu ongcono, singase sibuze, “Ngingakufeza kanjani lokho?”
Bephendula umbuzo kaJesu, bambuza bathi: “Rabi, uhlalaphi na?” (Johane 1:38). UJesu akabaniki impendulo eqondile. Kunalokho, uyabamema ukuthi “Wozani nibone” (Johane 1:39). Kwelinye izinga, lokhu kungaqondwa kalula. UJesu ufuna bafunde ngokuhlangenwe nakho, bamane benze lokho abayala ngakho futhi babone ukuthi lokho kuholela kuphi. Ngokujule ngokwengeziwe, amagama amabili athi “woza” nelithi “ubone” akhuluma kukho kokubili intando nokuqonda. Isenzo “sokuza” sibandakanya ukuguqulwa kwesikhundla noma indawo, isenzo samabomu sentando; futhi isenzo “sokubona” sihlanganisa ukuqonda, amandla asivumela ukuba siqonde ukwaziswa okusha, ukuqaphela iqiniso lapho kwethulwa, futhi sithi, lapho ukukhanya okusha kuphuma ekwazini kwethu, “Ngiyabona.” Ngakho, kulotshiwe ukuthi “beza babona lapho ehlala khona, bahlala naye ngalolo suku” (Johane 1:39).
Andrew noPetru
Oyedwa kuphela kulaba bafundi ababili bokuqala obizwa ngegama. Igama lakhe ngu-Andrew. Izazi zeBhayibheli ziye zacabanga ukuthi umfundi ongashiwongo igama lakhe nguJohane, umbhali walelivangeli. Kodwa lokho akuqinisekile. Nokho, okuqinisekileyo ukuthi u-Andreya utshela ngokushesha umfowabo, uSimoni Petru ngalokho akutholile. “Simtholile uMesiya,” kusho u-Andreya kuPetru. U-Andreya wabe eseyisa uPetru kuJesu (Johane 1:41). Ebheka uPetru, uJesu wathi kuye: “Wena unguSimoni kaJona; uzakubizwa ngokuthi uKhefase. Umbhali walelivangeli ube esengeza ngokuthi igama elithi “Khefase” lisho idwala noma itshe (Johane 1:41-42).
Ezikhathini zeBhayibheli, amatshe namatshe kwakusetshenziselwa izinjongo ezihlukahlukene, ikakhulukazi njengezikhali zokuzivikela nanjengezakhiwo zezinqaba. Zaphinde zasetshenziselwa ukwakha ithempeli elalakhiwe ngamatshe aphelele. Amatshe ethempeli afanekisela amaqiniso avela ngokuqondile eZwini kunokucabanga komuntu siqu. Lamatshe wonke angamaqiniso avikela amanga. Khona-ke, ngokuvamile, amatshe namadwala, ngenxa yokuqina nokuqina kwawo, amelela ukholo oluqinile oluqinile olwakhelwe emaqinisweni avela eZwini leNkosi. Ngakho-ke, lapho ebiza uPetru ngokuthi “Khefase,” uJesu ubonisa ukuthi esikhathini esizayo, igama likaPetru liyofana nokholo lweqiniso—ukholo oluqinile ‘njengetshe’ noluhlala njalo ‘njengedwala. Njengoba uJesu esho, “uyobizwa ngokuthi uKhefase” kungenzeka ukuthi uPetru akakabi idwala lokholo, kodwa uJesu uthembisa ukuthi ukholo lwakhe luyoqina njengetshe. 23
Filiphu noNathanayeli
Njengoba uJesu alibangise eGalile, uyaqhubeka enezela abafundi. Lapho ehlangana noFiliphu, wathi kuye: “Ngilandele.”Johane 1:43). Ngaphandle kokungabaza, uFiliphu unquma ukulandela uJesu. Akagcini nje ngokunquma ukulandela uJesu, kodwa ngokushesha uqoqa indoda okuthiwa uNathanayeli. “Simfumene lowo aloba ngaye uMose emthethweni nakubaprofethi,” kusho uFiliphu kuNathanayeli. “NguJesu waseNazaretha, indodana kaJosefa” (Johane 1:45). Nokho, uNathanayeli uyanqikaza ukulandela uJesu. “Ingabe kukhona okuhle okungaphuma eNazaretha,” kusho yena (Johane 1:46). Ngesibindi, uFiliphu wathi, “Woza uzobona,” (Johane 1:46).
Nakuba uNathanayeli engaqinisekanga, unelukuluku lokwazi. Ngakho-ke, uyahamba ayohlangana noJesu. Njengoba uNathanayeli esondela kuye, uJesu uthi, “Bheka, umIsrayeli ngempela okungekho nkohliso kuye.”Johane 1:47). Ephendula uNathanayeli wathi, “Ungangazi kanjani na?” UJesu waphendula wathi: “Ngakubona uphansi komkhiwa uFiliphu engakakubizi.”Johane 1:48). Ngala mazwi, uJesu wembula ukwazi Kwakhe konke, okwenza uNathanayeli amemeze, “Rabi, wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu! Wena uyiNkosi yakwa-Israyeli!” (Johane 1:49). UJesu usebenzisa leli thuba ukuze afundise isifundo esibalulekile ngokuba umfundi. Uthi: “Ngokuba ngithe kuwe, ‘Ngakubona uphansi komkhiwane,’ uyakholwa na? Uzobona izinto ezinkulu kunalezi” (Johane 1:50).
Amazwi athi, “Uyobona izinto ezinkulu kunalezi,” agcwele incazelo. Abafundi bazozibonela izimangaliso ezimangalisayo. Nokho, ekugcineni, njengoba beqhubeka belandela uJesu, bayothuthukisa ikhono lokubona izinto ezimangalisayo eziseZwini. Bayowaqonda amaqiniso asezulwini, okwamanje, angaphezu kokuwaqonda. Njengoba imicabango yabo yenyukela ezulwini, ukukhanya kwezulu kuzokwehlela phezu kwabo, futhi konke lokhu kuzokwenzeka ngokuvuleka kancane kancane kweZwi. Njengoba uJesu asho, “niyobona izulu livuleka, nezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zenyuka zehlela phezu kweNdodana yomuntu” (Johane 1:51). 24
Ngala mazwi okuphetha, uJesu unikeza abafundi bakhe amazwibela ekusasa elikhazimulayo eliphambi kwabo.
Uhlelo lokusebenza olusebenzayo
Ezinsukwini zokuqala zokukhula kwethu ngokomoya, ikakhulukazi lapho sifunda iqiniso futhi silwela ukulifaka ekuphileni kwethu, sibona okuhle ekuqondeni kwethu iqiniso. Lokhu ukukhuphuka phezulu. Ngolimi lwemibhalo engcwele, lichazwa ngokuthi “izingelosi ezenyukayo.” Kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, njengoba siqala ukuphila ngokuvumelana neqiniso esilaziyo, kwenzeka izinguquko kancane kancane. Lapho iqiniso lenze umsebenzi walo wokusiholela ebuhleni, lobo buhle buqala ukusiholela eqinisweni elisha. Sisuka kokuthi “Kufanele ngenze lokhu” siye kokuthi “Ngenza lokhu” siye kokuthi “Ngiyakuthanda ukwenza lokhu.” Lapho lokhu kwenzeka, kuchazwa ‘njengezingelosi ezehlayo. Njengokusebenza okungokoqobo, ke, qaphela ukuthi izingelosi ezakukhuphulela phezulu emizamweni yakho yokuphila ngokuvumelana neqiniso ziba kanjani izingelosi ezikugqugquzela ngezimo ezintsha kanye nemibono emisha njengoba zehlela empilweni yakho. 25
Imibhalo yaphansi:
1. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 304:55: “EZwini, ‘ukubeletha,’ ‘ukubeletha,’ ‘ukukhiqiza,’ ‘nokukhiqiza,’ kufanekisela ukuzalwa okungokomoya nesizukulwane esingokomoya, [ukuzalwa nezizukulwane] okuwukholo nothando, kanjalo ukuguqulwa nokuzalwa kutsha. ” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 10122:2: “Intando evela eNkosini, ebizwa nangokuthi intando entsha, iyindawo yokwamukela okuhle; kanti ukuqonda okuvela eNkosini, okubuye kubizwe ngokuthi ukuqonda okusha, kuyindawo yeqiniso. Kodwa intando evela kumuntu, futhi ebizwa nangokuthi intando endala, iyisithako sobubi, futhi ukuqonda okuvela kumuntu, futhi okubizwa ngokuthi ukuqonda okudala, kuyindawo yokwamukela amanga. Kulokhu kuqonda okudala nakule ntando endala, abantu bazalwa ngabazali babo. Kodwa ekuqondeni okusha nasentandweni entsha, abantu bazalwa yiNkosi, okwenziwa lapho bevuselelwa. Ngoba lapho abantu bezalwa kabusha, bakhulelwa futhi bazalwe kabusha.”
2. Ukuhlakanipha Kwaphezulu 6: “Lapho kulotshiwe ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyodala kumuntu ‘inhliziyo entsha nomoya omusha,’ ‘inhliziyo’ ifanekisela intando, futhi ‘umoya’ ubonisa ukuqonda, ngoba lapho abantu bevuselelwa, badalwa kabusha. ”
3. I-Arcana Coelestia 9407:12: “Lelo qiniso elingcwele liyiNkosi uqobo Lwakhe, libonakala eqinisweni lokuthi noma yini evela kunoma ubani kulowo muntu, njengoba nje lokho okuphuma kumuntu ngenkathi ekhuluma noma enza okuthile kuvela entandweni nasekuqondeni kwalowo muntu; futhi intando nokuqonda kwenza ukuphila komuntu, kanjalo umuntu wangempela. Ngoba umuntu akayena umuntu ovela esimweni sobuso nomzimba womuntu; kodwa ekuqondeni iqiniso, kanye nentando yokuhle. Kulokhu kungabonakala ukuthi lokho okuvela eNkosini yiNkosi, nokuthi lokhu kuyiQiniso lobuNkulunkulu.”
4. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 471: “Zonke izinto ezinhle zothando nawo wonke amaqiniso okuhlakanipha avela kuNkulunkulu kuphela, nokuthi kuze kufike lapho abantu bethola lokhu kuNkulunkulu baphila kuNkulunkulu, futhi kuthiwa bazalwa nguNkulunkulu, okungukuthi, bavuselelwe.”
5. Ambulo sAmbuliwe 200: “IZwi elalikhona ekuqaleni kuNkulunkulu, futhi elalinguNkulunkulu, lichaza iqiniso eliyisisekelo lobuNkulunkulu eZwini elalikhona ngaphambili kulomhlaba kanye nalelo elikhona eZwini esinalo namuhla. Alisho iZwi elibhekwa maqondana namagama nezinhlamvu zezilimi zalo, kodwa libhekwa ngokwengqikithi yalo nempilo ekhona kakhulu ezincazelweni zamagama nezinhlamvu zalo. Ngalokhu kuphila, iZwi lenza liphile uthando lwentando yomuntu olifunda ngenhlonipho, futhi ngokukhanya kwalokhu kuphila likhanyisela imicabango yokuhlakanipha komuntu.”
6. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 329:29: “‘Ukuzalwa kukaNkulunkulu’ kuwukwenziwa kabusha ngamaqiniso okholo, nangokuphila ngokuvumelana nawo.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 5826:4: “Labo ‘abazelwe ngegazi’ bamelela labo abenza ubudlova ekusizeni abampofu, futhi abahlambalaza iqiniso. Labo ‘abazelwe ngentando yenyama’ bamelela labo ababuswa ububi obubangelwa ukuzithanda nokuthanda izwe. Labo ‘abazelwe ngentando yomuntu’ bamelela labo ababuswa imibono engamanga ngokuphelele. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi igama elithi ‘umuntu’ [vir] lisho iqiniso, futhi ngomqondo ohlukile amanga. Labo ‘abazelwe nguNkulunkulu’ bamelela labo abazelwe kabusha yiNkosi futhi ngenxa yalokho babuswa ngokuhle. Bamukela iNkosi, bakholwa egameni Layo, futhi bathola amandla okuba babe ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu.”
7. I-Arcana Coelestia 2009:3: “‘Ukubiza igama likaJehova’ akusho neze ukubeka ukukhulekela egameni, noma ukukholelwa ukuthi uJehova unxuswa ngokusebenzisa igama laKhe, kodwa ngokwazi imfanelo yaKhe, kanjalo nangazo zonke izinto ngokujwayelekile nangokuqonda. ikakhulukazi ezivela kuYe.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 1028: “Ngokuba uJehova yedwa ungcwele, konke okuphuma kuye kungcwele. Ngakho-ke uma umuntu emukela okuhle, kanye nokuhle futhi emukela amaqiniso avela eNkosini, angcwele, kuze kube manje lowo uyamamukela iNkosi; ngoba noma sikhuluma ngokwamukela okuhle neqiniso eNkosini, noma ukwamukela iNkosi, kuyafana. Ngokuba okuhle neqiniso kungokukaJehova, ngokuba kuvela kuye, kungokukaJehova.”
8. I-AC Index 23: “Umqondo wangaphakathi weZwi ungokomqondo ongokoqobo, njengoba umphefumulo usenyameni…. Umqondo ongokoqobo weZwi unjengomzimba, futhi umuzwa wangaphakathi umphefumulo, kanti owokuqala uphila ngawo wamuva.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 9407:2: “Abantu abahlakaniphile banaka isiphetho esivuse umqondo ovezwa enkulumweni. Ngamanye amazwi, banaka ukuthi ziyini izinjongo zesikhulumi nalokho esikuthandayo.”
9. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 22: “Amaqiniso angcwele iNkosi eyawakhuluma abizwa ngokuthi amazwi omusa aphuma emlonyeni Wakhe, ngoba ayemukeleka, ebonga, futhi ejabulisa. Ngokuvamile, umusa waphezulu uyikho konke okunikezwa iNkosi; futhi njengoba yonke into enjalo enikeziwe ibhekisela okholweni nothando, futhi ukholo luwuthando lweqiniso oluvela ebuhleni, ngakho-ke, lokhu kuqondwe ngokukhethekile ngomusa wobunkulunkulu; ngoba ukuphiwa ukholo nothando, noma uthando lweqiniso oluvela ebuhleni, kuwukuphiwa izulu, ngaleyo ndlela kube nesibusiso saphakade.”
10. I-Arcana Coelestia 9193:3: “Impilo yokukholwa igoqela ukwenza imiyalelo ephuma ekulaleleni kanye nempilo yesisa ekwenzeni imiyalelo yothando.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 10787: “Ukuthanda uJehova kuwukuthanda imiyalo evela kuyo, okungukuthi, ukuphila ngokuvumelana nayo kulolo thando. Ukuthanda umakhelwane kuwukwenza okuhle futhi kulokhu ukwenza okuhle kumuntu wakubo, ezweni lakubo, ebandleni, nasembusweni weNkosi, hhayi ngenxa yobumina, noma ukubonakala, noma ukufaneleka, kodwa othandweni lokuhle.”
11. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 68: “Lapho umuntu eqhubeka ephila ngokuhleleka kukaNkulunkulu, kulapho umuntu engathola khona amandla, emandleni kaNkulunkulu, okulwa nobubi namanga…. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi akekho ongamelana nobubi namanga abo ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu yedwa.” Bhekafuthi Zulu nesi Hogo 5: “NguJehova kuphela onamandla okuxosha izihogo, anqande abantu ebubini, futhi abagcine benza okuhle.”
12. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 8234: “Ngaphambi kokuba abantu bathole intando entsha evela eNkosini, okusho ukuthi, ngaphambi kokuba bavuselelwe, benza iqiniso ngenxa yokulithobela. Kodwa ngemva kokuba sebezelwe kabusha, benza iqiniso ngenxa yokulithanda. Lapho iqiniso lihlala entandweni [hhayi nje ekuqondeni], liba lihle. Ngoba ukwenza ngokulalela kungukwenza ngokuqonda; kodwa ukwenza ngothando kuwukwenza ngentando.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 22: “Ukholo uthando lweqiniso oluvela ebuhleni, ngakho-ke, lokhu kuqondwe ngomusa wobuNkulunkulu; ngoba ukuphiwa ukholo nothando, noma uthando lweqiniso oluvela ebuhleni, kuwukuphiwa izulu, ngaleyo ndlela kube nesibusiso saphakade.”
13. Inhlakanipho Yobungelosi 8: “Uthando olungcwele nokuhlakanipha kobunkulunkulu, okukodwa eNkosini, okuvela eNkosini njengokukodwa, kufanekiswa ngendlela ethile kukho konke okudalwe Nguye…. Ngenxa yalokho, kukho konke okuvela eNkosini, uthando nokuhlakanipha kuhlangene ngokuphelele. Lezi ezimbili ziphuma eNkosini njengoba ukushisa nokukhanya kuvela elangeni. Uthando lwaphezulu luqhubeka njengokushisa, futhi ukuhlakanipha kwaphezulu kuqhubeka njengokukhanya. Laba-ke bemukelwa yizingilosi njengababili, kodwa bahlanganiswe yiNkosi; futhi kwenzeka okufanayo nakubantu besonto.”
14. Inhlakanipho Yobungelosi 8: “Uthando olungcwele nokuhlakanipha kobunkulunkulu, okukodwa eNkosini, okuvela eNkosini njengokukodwa, kufanekiswa ngendlela ethile kukho konke okudalwe Nguye…. Ngenxa yalokho, kukho konke okuvela eNkosini, uthando nokuhlakanipha kuhlangene ngokuphelele. Lezi ezimbili ziphuma eNkosini njengoba ukushisa nokukhanya kuvela elangeni. Uthando lwaphezulu luqhubeka njengokushisa, futhi ukuhlakanipha kwaphezulu kuqhubeka njengokukhanya. Laba-ke bemukelwa yizingilosi njengababili, kodwa bahlanganiswe yiNkosi; futhi kwenzeka okufanayo nakubantu besonto.”
15. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 6997: “IZwi ngomqondo wencwadi libhalwe ngendlela ebukeka ngayo. Nokho inamaqiniso angempela agcinwe esifubeni sayo esingaphakathi; nasesifubeni salo esingaphakathi, iqiniso lobuNkulunkulu uqobo lwalo eliphuma ngokushesha eNkosini; kanjalo nokulunga koBunkulunkulu, okungukuthi, iNkosi uqobo.”
16. INkosi 21: “Namuhla, abaningi abacabangi ngeNkosi ngenye indlela ngaphandle nje kokuthi bacabanga ngomuntu nje ojwayelekile njengabo, ngoba bacabanga kuphela ngobuntu Bakhe, hhayi ngesikhathi esifanayo ngobunkulunkulu Bakhe, kuyilapho ubunkulunkulu Bakhe nobuntu Bakhe bungenakuhlukaniswa. Ngokuba uJehova unguNkulunkulu nomuntu, futhi uNkulunkulu nomuntu eNkosini abasibo ababili, kodwa uMuntu munye, yebo, bonke bebonke, njengoba nje umphefumulo nomzimba kungumuntu munye.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 3704: “Ngokuthi ‘uYise’ kubhekiselwa kuyo okuhle kwaphezulu futhi ngeNdodana kubhekiselwa eqinisweni laphezulu, kokubili eNkosini. Komuhle waphezulu, onguYise, akukho okungaphuma noma okuphumayo ngaphandle kwalokho okungokwaphezulu, futhi lokho okuvelayo noma okuvelayo kuyiqiniso laphezulu, okuyiNdodana.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 8127: “UbuNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe [uBaba] akafundisi futhi akhulume nabantu, noma ngempela nezingelosi ngokushesha, kodwa ukhuluma ngeQiniso LobuNkulunkulu [iNdodana]. ‘NgeNdodana ezelwe yodwa’ kubhekiselwa kuyo ngokuthi iNkosi ngokuqondene neQiniso Laphezulu.”
17. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 690: “Ubhapathizo lukaJohane lwalumelela ukuhlanzwa kwalokho okungaphandle kumuntu; kuyilapho ubhapathizo lwamaKristu namuhla lumelela ukuhlanzwa kwalokho okungaphakathi kumuntu. Lokhu ukuzalwa kabusha. Ngakho-ke kulotshiwe ukuthi uJohane wabhapathiza ngamanzi, kodwa ukuthi iNkosi yabhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele nangomlilo, ngakho-ke ubhapathizo lukaJohane lubizwa ngokuthi ubhapathizo lokuphenduka…. Labo ababhapathizwa ngobhapathizo lukaJohane baba abantu bangaphakathi lapho bethola ukholo kuKristu.”
18. I-Arcana Coelestia 9372:10: “Ngenkathi uJohane uMbhapathizi ekhuluma ngeNkosi uqobo lwaYo, eyayiyiQiniso lobuNkulunkulu uqobo lwalo, noma iZwi, wathi yena ngokwakhe wayengeyona into, ngoba ithunzi liyanyamalala lapho kuvela ukukhanya ngokwako, okungukuthi, ummeleli uyanyamalala lapho okwangempela kwenza ukubonakala kwayo.”
19. I-Arcana Coelestia 3994:6: “INkosi ibizwa ngokuthi ‘iWundlu likaNkulunkulu’ ngoba Yona ngokwayo ingenacala . . . Nomshado Wasezulwini 281: “Okuhle kuhle njengoba kungenacala kukho, ngenxa yokuthi konke okuhle kuvela kuJehova, futhi ukungabi nacala kuwukuzimisela ukuholwa uJehova.”
20. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 475: “UJohane uMbhapathizi kuphela wabethula olwazini olutholakala eZwini eliphathelene neNkosi futhi kanjalo wabalungiselela ukuba bamamukele, kodwa iNkosi ngokwayo ivuselela abantu ngeqiniso laphezulu nokuhle kwaphezulu okuvela Kuye.”
21. Imibuzo eyisishiyagalolunye 3: “UZiqu-zintathu WobuNkulunkulu eNkosini kufanele uqondwe njengomphefumulo, umzimba, nokusebenza okuqhubekayo okwenza ndawonye ingqikithi eyodwa, njengoba enye ivela kwenye futhi ngenxa yalokho iyingxenye yokunye. Kuwo wonke umuntu ngokufanayo kukhona uziqu-zintathu, lapho ndawonye akha umuntu oyedwa, okungukuthi, umphefumulo, umzimba, kanye nokusebenza okuqhubekayo. Kubantu lo ziqu-zintathu unomkhawulo, njengoba umuntu emane eyisitho sokuphila, kodwa eNkosini uZiqu-zintathu akanasiphelo futhi ngaleyo ndlela ungowaphezulu.”
22. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 440:5: “Isizathu esenza kube namandla kaNkulunkulu ngeqiniso elivela kokuhle encwadini yeZwi yingoba incwadi iwukugcina okugeleza kukho izinto zangaphakathi, ezisezulwini nezingokomoya, futhi lapho zikhona futhi ziphila ndawonye. Ngakho-ke, balapho ekugcwaleni kwabo, lapho futhi okuvela kuyo yonke imisebenzi yaphezulu. Ngakho-ke, umqondo wohlamvu lweZwi unamandla aphezulu.”
23. I-Arcana Coelestia 6426:4: “EZwini, iqiniso lokukholwa lifanekiselwa ‘itshe’ ‘nedwala.’” Bheka futhi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 8581: “Isizathu sokuthi ‘idwala’ lisho iNkosi mayelana neqiniso lokukholwa ukuthi ‘idwala’ libuye lisetshenziswe ukusho inqaba emelene namanga. Inqaba yangempela iyiqiniso lokholo, ngoba yilokhu impi yokulwa namanga nobubi elwelwa kuyo.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 8941:7: “Amatshe ethempeli kwakumelwe ‘aphelele futhi angaqoshwa.’ Lokhu kusho ukuthi inkolo yayizokwakhiwa ngamaqiniso avela eNkosini, ngaleyondlela avela eZwini, hhayi ngokuhlakanipha.”
24. IJerusalema Elisha Nezimfundiso Zalo ZaseZulwini 303: “EZwini elithi ‘iNdodana yoMuntu’ lifanekisela iqiniso loBunkulunkulu, futhi ‘uYise’ ufanekisela ubuhle boBunkulunkulu.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 906: “Inkulumo ethi, ‘iNdodana yomuntu,’ ifanekisela iNkosi eqinisweni laphezulu noma iZwi elivela kuYo.”
25. I-Arcana Coelestia 3701:6-7: “Amaqiniso okuqonda okusha ageleza ezimpahleni ezingentando entsha. Ngezinga abantu abazizwa bekujabulela lokhu okuhle, kanye nobumnandi kulawa maqiniso [amasha], banomuzwa wokuthi yini engajabulisi ngobubi bempilo yabo yangaphambili, nalokho okungajabulisi emangeni ako. Ngenxa yalokho, kwenzeka ukwehlukaniswa kwezinto ezingokwentando yangaphambili kanye nokuqonda kwangaphambili ezintweni eziyintando entsha kanye nokuqonda okusha. Lokhu akuhambisani nothando lokwazi izinto ezinjalo, kodwa kuhambisana nothando lokuzenza. Ngakho-ke, abantu babe sebebona ukuthi amaqiniso obusana babo ayehlanekezelwe ngokuqhathaniswa, nokuthi okufanayo kancane kancane kwabuyiselwa esimweni esihlukile, okungukuthi, ukuba ngaphansi ngokuphambene, ukuze labo ababekade besendaweni yokuqala. manje zisendaweni engemuva; ngaleyondlela ngalawo maqiniso ayengamaqiniso obusana nobuncane bazo, izingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zase zenyuke kungathi ngesikhwelo zisuka emhlabeni ziye ezulwini; kodwa kamuva, ngamaqiniso enkathi yabo yokukhula, izingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zehla kungathi ngelabhisi zisuka ezulwini zeza emhlabeni.” Bhekafuthi Zulu nesi Hogo 533: “Lapho abantu benza isiqalo, uJehova uyaphilisa konke okuhle kubo…. Lokhu kuchazwa ngamazwi eNkosi, ‘Ijoka lami lilula, nomthwalo Wami ulula’ (Mathewu 11:30).”
